Jacobs went from the #11 prospect with the Red Sox to the #8 prospect with the White Sox?

Are our systems that close at the top?

From what I understand, their system has more impact players at the top, but ours is much better than a lot of fans would have you believe.

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I'm not counting this homerun or his 3 RBI from today's game because of the game situation. I'm not counting his pinch hit solo homerun in a blowout win in Colorado. In my book, Crede has 2 less home runs than his statistics show, 4 less RBI, and one less walk (the one where he pinch hit for Uribe after coming in with a 3-0 count and taking one pitch).

Thank you! I remember listening to the Score 1999-2005, when I had time on my hands, there seemed to be lots of talk about how loaded the Cubs farm system was at the time. There was Hee Sop Choi, Bobby Hill, Dave Kelton and a load of pitchers with great K/IP. And whenever discussion of minor league talent came up you could rely on there being a caller, "Paul", who was ready to build up the hype on the Cubs stars of the future. Caller "Paul" always was sure to bring out how much better theCubs prospects were in comparison to theSox too.

It seems to me that then and now there are always people on the ready to say something negative about Sox prospects but in the end the Sox do better than expected.

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Is Semien considered a legit prospect for the MLB or is he more of a career minor-leaguer? I don't recall hearing much buzz about him but his slash line looks pretty darn good. He also appears to have some pop in his bat, particularly for a middle infielder.

Is Semien considered a legit prospect for the MLB or is he more of a career minor-leaguer? I don't recall hearing much buzz about him but his slash line looks pretty darn good. He also appears to have some pop in his bat, particularly for a middle infielder.

How's his glove? Could he be our replacement for Alexei?

He's a legit prospect, although most would tell you that he's overachieving right now. He swung the bat well in college and took walks, so I'm not surprised with his success. His defense is inconsistent though, and his range is pretty average. He has the arm to play SS, but a lot of scouts think he's going to end up at second base.